1. But our fears are "not irrational"
    Sally Burch Sally Burch United Kingdom says:
    March 25, 2015 at 2:10 PM

    But our fears are "not irrational"; this according to Prof Trudy Chalder herself.

    Here's what Chalder said in the BMJ rapid responses section:

    "We would like to clarify that we did not say that fear avoidance was the cause of CFS [3,4]. We did not state that the illness was psychological or an exercise phobia. Nor did we say that fear of exercise in CFS was “irrational”. "

    http: //www .bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h227/rr-24

    So, it seems Chalder agrees that our fear is in fact rational and sensible.

    So what exactly is Ms Chalder saying now?

    I'm a biologist, and I understand that fear is the body's way of preventing us from doing things that cause us harm.

    I totally agree that irrational fears could probably be helped through CBT, but if a fear is in fact totally RATIONAL then trying to persuade a person to ignore that fear is (in my view) a completely IRRATIONAL position!

    Other responses to the original paper can be read in the BMJ rapid responses section here:
    http:// www .bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h227/rapid-responses

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